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cross-eye
(Encyclopedia) cross-eye: see strabismus.cross-fertilization
(Encyclopedia) cross-fertilization: see fertilization.Iron Cross
(Encyclopedia) Iron Cross: see decorations, civil and military.False Cross
(Encyclopedia) False Cross, in astronomy: see Carina.Mortimer's Cross
(Encyclopedia) Mortimer's Cross, battlefield, Herefordshire, W England, near Leominster. It was the scene of a battle (Feb. 2, 1461) in the Wars of the Roses (see Roses, Wars of the), which ended…Northern Cross
(Encyclopedia) Northern Cross: see Cygnus.Southern Cross
(Encyclopedia) Southern Cross: see Crux.barn
(Encyclopedia) barn, abbr. b, in physics, unit of nuclear cross section, i.e., the effective target presented by a nucleus for collisions leading to nuclear reactions; it is equal to 10−24 square…Dunant, Jean Henri
(Encyclopedia) Dunant, Jean HenriDunant, Jean HenrizhäN äNrēˈ dünäNˈ [key], 1828–1910, Swiss philanthropist and founder of the International Red Cross, b. Geneva. In 1862 appeared his Un souvenir de…crucifix
(Encyclopedia) crucifix: see cross.